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Daveed Daniele Diggs is an American actor, rapper, singer and songwriter. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group Clipping and in 2015 originated the roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the musical Hamilton, for which he won both a Grammy Award and Tony Award. Since leaving Hamilton in 2016, he has had a recurring role on the television series Black-ish, and co-starred in the film Wonder. Diggs also wrote, produced and starred in the 2018 film Blindspotting, which earned him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead.
Birth Name
Daveed Daniele Diggs
Born
Sunday, 24 January 1982
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Trolls Band Together | Spruce / Spruce (voice) | 2023 |
| Krapopolis | Carrots | 2023 |
| The Little Mermaid | Sebastian (voice) / Sebastian | 2023 |
| The Crossover | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2023 |
| Extrapolations | Rabbi Marshall Zucker | 2023 |
| Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Rat King | 2023 |
| Jam Van | Self | 2023 |
| DC League of Super-Pets | Cyborg / Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice) | 2022 |
| Running Wild with Bear Grylls the Challenge | Self | 2022 |
| The 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards | Self - Presenter | 2022 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Trolls Band Together | Spruce / Spruce (voice) | 2023 |
| Krapopolis | Carrots | 2023 |
| The Little Mermaid | Sebastian (voice) / Sebastian | 2023 |
| The Crossover | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2023 |
| Extrapolations | Rabbi Marshall Zucker | 2023 |
| Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Rat King | 2023 |
| Jam Van | Self | 2023 |
| DC League of Super-Pets | Cyborg / Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice) | 2022 |
| Running Wild with Bear Grylls the Challenge | Self | 2022 |
| The 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards | Self - Presenter | 2022 |
| The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - Presenter | 2022 |
| Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock | Jamdolin | 2022 |
| Star Trek: Prodigy | Commander Tysess | 2021 |
| Star Wars: Visions | Crux | 2021 |
| The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2021 |
| The Starling | Ben | 2021 |
| CBS Mornings | Self | 2021 |
| Burning Questions | Self | 2021 |
| Blindspotting | Collin | 2021 |
| Invincible | Theo / Council Member #2 | 2021 |
| Amend: The Fight for America | Self | 2021 |
| Soul | Paul (voice) / Paul | 2020 |
| The Good Lord Bird | Frederick Douglass | 2020 |
| The Amber Ruffin Show | Self | 2020 |
| Hamilton | Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson | 2020 |
| Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes on You | 2020 | |
| Central Park | Helen / Helen (voice) / Government Lady / Passenger | 2020 |
| Snowpiercer | Andre Layton | 2020 |
| Solar Opposites | Skeletom | 2020 |
| Some Good News | Self - Special Guest | 2020 |
| Green Eggs and Ham | Mouse | 2019 |
| Mixed-ish | Adult Johan | 2019 |
| Undone | Tunde | 2019 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | 2019 |
| Velvet Buzzsaw | Damrish | 2019 |
| Star Wars: Resistance | Norath Kev | 2018 |
| Blindspotting | Collin | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Ferdinand | Dos (voice) / Dos | 2017 |
| The IMDb Show | Self - Guest | 2017 |
| Wonder | Mr. Browne | 2017 |
| The Mayor | Mac Etcetera | 2017 |
| Tour de Pharmacy | Slim Robinson | 2017 |
| Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway | Self | 2017 |
| Growing Up Wild | Narrator | 2016 |
| Hamilton's America | Self / Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson | 2016 |
| The Get Down | Adult Books | 2016 |
| The 70th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 2016 |
| The Tony Beat | Self | 2016 |
| The 58th Annual Grammy Awards | Self - Performer | 2016 |
| Zootopia | Parlez-Vous Rap | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Perry | 2015 |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
| Black-ish | Johan Johnson | 2014 |
| BoJack Horseman | Cooper Thomas Rogers Wallace Sr. | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self / Self - Voting PSA | 2014 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Bob's Burgers | Jesse / Douglas | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself / Himself - clipping. | 2010 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Counselor Henderson | 1999 |
| The View | Himself | 1997 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| 60 Minutes | Himself - Performer (segment "Hamilton") (archive footage) / Himself - Performer (segment "Hamilton") | 1968 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Blindspotting | 2021 |
| Blindspotting | 2018 |
| The Mayor | 2017 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Nominated |
